Following a statewide Quiz Bowl victory, honors ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵs from the ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ of ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ at Lafayette are preparing for regional competition that will be held at UL Lafayette Saturday.
In Quiz Bowl contests, teams of four ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵs answer general knowledge questions during timed rounds. For the third year in a row, a UL Lafayette team is the best in the state.
Teams from five other schools participated in the contest: Delgado Community College, ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ State ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ in Shreveport, Nicholls State ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ, ULM and the ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ of New Orleans. UL Lafayette received a first-round bye and then went undefeated through the brackets.
The UL Lafayette team members who claimed the state trophy were Tyler Quebedeaux, a junior majoring in political science; Thomas Credeur, a senior majoring in mathematics; Zach Comeaux, a senior majoring in chemical engineering; and Dominic Lloyd, a freshman majoring in finance.
They defended their title in a competition held in conjunction with the ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ Collegiate Honors Conference. The event was held at the ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ of ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ at Monroe March 14 and 15.
Dr. Julia Frederick, director of the UL Lafayette Honors Program, said the team members have a strong work ethic. "They practice hard every week. They read, test each other, explore things they don't know well and study questions from past meets," she said.
Eight other UL Lafayette ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵs participate in Quiz Bowl activities. Four compete as a team: Kristopher Meche, a sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering; Aurore Hamilton, a junior majoring in political science; Henry Robillard, a sophomore majoring in psychology; and Joshua Lovera, a sophomore majoring in biology. Four others play recreationally at team meetings: Khang Mai, a senior majoring in chemical engineering; Jorge Belgodere, a senior majoring in chemical engineering; James Mallory, a junior majoring in computer engineering; and William Benezech, a freshman majoring in physics.
On Saturday, UL Lafayette will host a regional competition that includes ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ Technical ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ, Rice ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ, Tulane ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ and Texas A&M ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ.
Photo info: From left, Dr. Joshua Stockley, ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ Collegiate Honors Conference president; and UL Lafayette ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵs Tyler Quebedeaux, a junior majoring in political science; Zach Comeaux, a senior majoring in chemical engineering; Dominic Lloyd, a freshman majoring in finance; and Thomas Credeur, a senior majoring in mathematics.